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Lythrum Salicaria

Strange plant in my garden. Lythrum salicaria (Purple loosestrife) is a flowering plant belonging to the family Lythraceae, native to Europe, Asia, northwest Africa, and southeastern Australia. It should not be confused with other plants sharing the name loosestrife that are members of the family Primulaceae. Other names include spiked loosestrife, or purple lythrum; in French it is salicaire, and in Chinese 千屈菜 qian qu cai. In Dutch Kattenstaart. Please look up this word in a dictionary to get the joke. The other flower is a Spiraea japonica ‘Little Princess’.